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A gesture of bringing one or both palms to the face, with various interpretations.
1996 June 6, Amy Borden, “SG: Slackers Anonymous #14”, in bit.listserv.superguy (Usenet), retrieved 2017-02-07, message-ID <[email protected]>:
[Cue: William Tell Overture] [sound of Frank Zappa's “San Ber'dino” being played on Japanese instruments] [Kevin (the Muse): “Wargh! It SAID _William Tell!”] [Cantata11 (walking up with a koto): “Oof. Sorry. It's just that the girls had gotten warmed up to the other thingy...”] [Kevin: “William _Tell_, 11.” (facepalm)]
1996 August 6, General Chaos, “SG: Slackers Anonymous #16 -- “Experienced?””, in bit.listserv.superguy (Usenet), retrieved 2017-02-07, message-ID <[email protected]>:
“Do you think Carl Sagan might be available?” There was a mass-facepalm. “No.” they chorused.
2008, Sara Vance-Hogan, Dies Irae: Love and Friendship, page 243:
A look of realization crossed her face; she looked like she may have given herself a face palm if her hands weren't full.
According to a study by me, this generates a multibillion facepalm for the UK economy, making everyone who considers it at least eleventy hundred pounds unhappier.
1996 May 15, Jon Robertson, “SG: Remains #2 (2/2)”, in bit.listserv.superguy (Usenet), retrieved 2017-02-07, message-ID <[email protected]>:
Christie blinked, then *looked* at Steven. “Do you have any idea what might be different?” “Um... No? Christie facepalmed. “Well, her hair was red this morning, right? It's blonde now. You figure it out.”
1996 May 21, Jesse Brian Taylor, “SG: Tornado Knights #10 (2/2)”, in bit.listserv.superguy (Usenet), retrieved 2017-02-07, message-ID <[email protected]>:
“Yay! I know you! You're Nicholas Lee, the detective who got fired 'cos of us!” Nina exclaimed happily. Lee facepalmed. “Arrgh...” “Nina...” Tris muttered. “Let's quit while we're ahead, okay?”
To bring one’s face down to one’s cupped hand or hands.
Usage notes
Found primarily in real-time text communication on the Internet, often involving image macros or ASCII art of someone facepalming.
